Where does Cam Newton's season compare to the best in NFL history?
With a Super Bowl victory Sunday, Cam Newton's 2015 season will undoubtedly rank as one of the most prolific seasons in NFL history.
The Carolina Panthers' quarterback completed 59.8 percent of his passes for 3,837 yards, 35 touchdowns against 10 interceptions, adding 636 rushing yards and 10 scores.
Newton is heavily favored to capture NFL MVP honors on Saturday and could run the gauntlet with a Lombardi Trophy and Super Bowl MVP award.
On the precipice of immortality, we examine where Newton's campaign ranks compared to other all-time great seasons:
Joe Montana, 49ers, 1989
The 1989 San Francisco 49ers are widely regarded as one of the best teams in league history in large part due to Joe Montana's heroics. Montana steered the 49ers to a 14-2 record, completing 70.2 percent of his passes for 3,521 yards, 26 touchdowns against eight interceptions and was named MVP.
Montana was outstanding during the season, but elevated his game to a stratospheric plain during the postseason. The 49ers' superstar completed an astronomical 78.3 percent of his passes for 800 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. Baltimore's Joe Flacco would later become the second player with 11 touchdowns and no interceptions in a postseason in 2012.
San Francisco annihilated Denver 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV, as Montana went 22-of-29 for 297 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions, capturing game MVP honors to cap off one of the best seasons of all time.
Steve Young, 49ers, 1994
Steve Young is a player that Newton is often compared to, especially after the Panthers quarterback matched his record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, with his 43rd career score on the ground in January.
In 1994, Young underwent the best year of his career, with a 70.3 completion percentage, 35 touchdowns against 10 interceptions, with his touchdown/interception splits identical to Newton's in 2015. With Young under center, the 49ers cruised to a league-best 13-3 record.
Young continued to be clinically efficient in the postseason, tossing nine touchdowns with no interceptions, while adding 128 yards and two scores on the ground. Super Bowl XXIX proved to be Young's crowning achievement, going 24-of-36 for a Super Bowl record six touchdowns, as the 49ers rolled to a 49-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
Kurt Warner, Rams, 1999
Kurt Warner's ascent from unassuming grocery store clerk to offensive juggernaut is a script even Steven Spielberg couldn't write. Warner took over as the Rams' first-string quarterback after Trent Green tore his ACL, spurring an offense rightfully dubbed "The Greatest Show on Turf."
To the surprise of his own coaches and personnel, Warner completed 65.1 percent of his passes for 41 touchdowns against 13 interceptions, capturing MVP honors as the Rams sported a NFC-best 13-3 mark. St. Louis scored an astronomical 526 points, 83 more than their next challenger.
Warner steered the Rams to Super Bowl XXXIV, going 24-of-45 for 414 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions as his club held on for a 23-16 victory over the Tennessee Titans. As a result, Warner took home Super Bowl MVP in honors in one of the most shocking non-linear routes to stardom in sports history.